Young master, why not become a corpse immortal?

Chapter 185 Big Fish
Lin Jiang's pupils suddenly contracted, and his heart skipped a beat in his chest.

It's not because this big fish is particularly powerful.

But...

Holy crap, those faces piled up together are so disgusting!

The massive creature's side fins were densely covered with dozens of human faces, half of which were already rotting, with sticky pus and maggots oozing from between their eye sockets and teeth.

As those bluish-gray lips twitched unconsciously, slender worms wriggled and fell from the folds of festering flesh.

It looks exactly like the monster Lin Jiang had seen in some American hardcore movies before!

He has never liked this!

The stench of decay mixed with moisture assaulted Lin Jiang's nostrils, causing him to stagger back three steps.

Suddenly, I felt a little uncomfortable on my cuff. Looking down, I saw that the sticky substance that had stuck to my cuff when I was parrying was slowly moving down against the fabric's properties, eventually solidifying into a dark green, gelatinous substance that climbed up my knuckles.

That sticky texture, that pungent stench...

Lin Jiang's face immediately turned pure green.

Having traveled through Daxing for so long, Lin Jiang had encountered many enemies, some strong and some weak. Some could be kicked to death by him, while others could be held back by his magic.

No matter what, even now, no matter who he encounters, Lin Jiang has the ability to fight back. Even the old woman who poses the greatest threat to him is no match for Lin Jiang in a direct confrontation.

but!

But look at this huge fish!

Lin Jiang had absolutely no desire to have anything to do with him!
This thing is undoubtedly his biggest nemesis right now!
The large fish, having failed to attack Lin Jiang, slumped back to the surface, its massive jaws suddenly splitting open. A sharp hiss erupted from deep within its throat, and with the reverberation of the sound, the rotting faces covering its body turned toward Lin Jiang, their split lips moving as they uttered hoarse, delirious words:

"bitter……"

"flesh……"

"Ferry me to the other shore..."

Most of the mixed sounds were obscure and strange tunes that Lin Jiang couldn't understand at all. Only a few syllables made Lin Jiang's ears twitch slightly.

It can barely be considered Daxing Mandarin, but the pronunciation and word choice are quite different, sounding somewhat archaic and not like it comes from this era.

He was about to exchange a glance with Jiang Jinyue when the stench of decay hit him like a hammer blow, and in the end, he still pulled the bead out of his pocket:
"Brother Pearl, save me!"

"Dude, what the hell have you run into?!"

When Brother Zhu saw the thing in front of him, he was also startled by its peculiar shape. A faint glow immediately emanated from its top, protecting Lin Jiang inside.

This blocked the nauseating smell.

Even so, Lin Jiang still felt his stomach churning and fine beads of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.

Jiang Jinyue, who was standing next to him, could also see that Lin Jiang really didn't want to confront this thing head-on.

She twitched her nose slightly, and wrinkles immediately appeared on her small nose, causing her braids, which were wrapped in two loops at the back of her head, to tremble.

She jogged up to Lin Jiang's back and slipped inside the protective bead.

At this moment, Jiang Jinyue finally understood why Lin Jiang had that expression.

Lin Jiang's powerful martial arts skills were indeed a bit too much for him to handle in hand-to-hand combat with this slimy water monster.

What about the moon reflected in the river?

Jiang Jinyue was also skilled in hand-to-hand combat. She stared at the big fish in front of her for a while, and hesitated a bit.

Just as the two hesitated for a moment, the giant fish in the distance suddenly opened its blood-red maw, and a stream of foul-smelling water carrying severed limbs and remains surged out.

The polluted water flowed straight towards Linjiang and Jiangjinyue.

Lin Jiang stared intently and discovered that it was filled with numerous heads and limbs, along with indescribable filth, rushing towards him.

The two were shocked by what they saw and immediately leaped to the left and right. In the brief moment of narrowly avoiding the torrent, a large patch of filth was left behind where they had been.

After landing on the ground, Lin Jiang noticed that the splashed sewage was slowly flowing back into the lake, turning transparent and disappearing the moment it touched the water.

Strange, what is this water?
Tin Man had warned that there was something strange in the lake and that we should not approach it. He thought it must be the giant fish in front of him causing trouble, but he never expected that the lake water would have such a unique effect.

Could this be what Tinker and the others were drinking in the cave?

"Is there any way? Should we retreat and go find Gong Xuan and the others?"

Lin Jiang's mind was fogged up by the fumes. He felt he should have a few tricks up his sleeve to deal with the big fish in front of him, but the thought that he would need to take a deep breath first if he were to exhale made him hesitate.

Jiang Jinyue frowned and thought for a long time, then suddenly seemed to remember something and looked at Lin Jiang:
"Young master! Did you bring any throwing weapons?"

"Throwings?"

Lin Jiang fumbled in the Qiankun Bag, his fingertips touching the long-handled axe he had seized from Bai Zifeng.

This newly sentient weapon is still humming:

"Clear the mountain, cut down the trees!"

If he goes all out, the stone might not be able to withstand it; this is probably the only thing he can use as a projectile right now.

Although the axe couldn't speak yet, Lin Jiang still whispered an apology to it.

He simply swung the axe behind him.

With his left leg bent like a bow, his right foot pushing off the ground, his waist arched back, and his arms gripping the axe handle tightly, Lin Jiang assumed a throwing stance.

The moment his muscles tensed up, the rock slab beneath his feet cracked open, sending boulders tumbling and scattering like waves.

With all his might, Lin Jiang threw it forward.

The axe immediately flew out of his hand.

Lin Jiang's strength was immense; the axe he threw stirred up the surrounding wind.

The axe, suddenly thrown out, seemed to realize it was about to chop down an enemy, and let out an excited roar: "Mountain clearing! Tree chopping!"

The axe flew swiftly towards the fish in the distance.

However, throwing an axe is a skillful attack technique, and the only effective way to kill an enemy with an axe is from the blade.

Lin Jiang remembered that the Vikings were very good at this. Their throwing axes usually had relatively short handles, making it easier to hit the enemy's face when thrown. Lin Jiang's axe was a long-handled Xuanhua axe, which spun irregularly when thrown.

Lin Jiang hadn't learned any special skills, and it was indeed not easy for him to hit someone's face directly with an axe blade.

then,

Lin Jiang clearly saw that the axe handle landed on the head of the big fish.

then,

It was inserted.

With a loud crack, the axe handle sank directly into the big fish's head.

The axe stuck in the big fish's head was clearly a bit stunned, even the end of his words were filled with doubt:
"Clearing mountains? Cutting down trees?"

The giant fish immediately let out a shrill scream, and the lake surface was churned into towering waves by its dying struggles.

Suddenly, violent ripples appeared in the center of the lake.

The giant fish, with its fangs bared, was of mediocre fighting ability. After being caught off guard and struck by Lin Jiang's fatal blow, its scales cracked and bluish-black blood seeped out.

The half-human faces embedded on either side of the fish's body suddenly erupted in a chilling wail:
"Ahhh!"

"It hurts! It hurts!"

"This place is hell! This place is hell!"

These faces, as if severely injured, began to writhe wildly on the giant fish's body, struggling to crawl out of its body!
Lin Jiang's pupils shrank as he saw a half-rotten humanoid figure struggling to break free from the body of the dying giant fish, like a parasitic monster emerging from the flesh of its host.

As the mangled body crawled, it tore open bloody holes in the fish's body, the jagged holes forming strange, uneven textures that made him feel nauseous at just a glance.

I have trypophobia.

Seeing the piles of foreign objects pouring out, Lin Jiang was at a loss.

If the frost doesn't blow soon, these things will crawl over.

He then channeled his inner energy, aimed it at the large, muddy monster in front of him, and took a deep breath.

Just as he expected, a nauseating smell rushed to his throat, and Lin Jiang almost vomited.

He forced himself to endure it and suddenly spat out the frost!

A sudden, icy wave swept across the lake, instantly covering the entire surface with frost. Stalactites, cliffs, the lake itself, and even the decaying corpses that were climbing it were all frozen in ice crystals.

The frost spread in an instant, and the struggling body froze into a twisted ice sculpture, even the axe blade embedded in the fish's head was covered with a pale white layer.

Seeing that the big fish finally stopped moving, Lin Jiang breathed a long sigh of relief.

Finally, I don't have to face this lump of stuff anymore.

At that very moment, Lin Jiang suddenly discovered that the frozen lake was turning back into liquid at a speed visible to the naked eye.

He immediately perked up.

How is this going?

This water...

Something is wrong!
Just as expected, the frost on the large fish disappeared in the blink of an eye.

However, after the cold snap completely disappeared, the big fish remained motionless and slowly slid into the lake, leaving behind several human bodies on the lakeshore.

Just as it was about to slide down, the axe seemed to sense the danger. The axe handle spun around the big fish's head, hooked its blade onto the riverbank, and used the fish's own weight to pull itself out, successfully staying on the shore.

When Lin Jiang rushed to the lakeside, he witnessed the giant fish sinking into the deep blue depths. Its scales, flesh, and internal organs peeled away layer by layer, and when the white fish bones touched the bottom, even the fragments disappeared without a trace.

The dead fish seemed to have startled other creatures in the lake, and Lin Jiang then discovered that many small fish had emerged from the bottom of the lake.

These fish are not normal; although they look like fish overall, human limbs are extending outwards from their bodies.

Some creatures have human arms extending from the sides of their spines, while others have bloodshot eyes growing from their tail scales—they come in all shapes and sizes, a bizarre array of forms.

It's like taking a person apart and then mixing them with the fish in the lake to form a puddle.

Its body swayed in the water, as if it were absorbing the invisible nutrients emanating from the giant fish's corpse.

Lin Jiang stared at the school of fish for a moment, then said nothing, gripped the axe blade, and lifted the axe that was stuck on the shore.

"You did a good job," he praised, gripping the axe blade tightly the entire time, avoiding the axe handle that would sink into the fish's body.

"Opening up the mountain."

The sound of the axe was devoid of emotion.

After that, Lin Jiang temporarily put the axe aside, intending to let it air dry before putting it into a sealed bag.

Turning his head, he caught a glimpse of Jiang Jinyue staring at the corpse on the ground.

These corpses were just removed from the large fish.

"what happened?"

Lin Jiang, also out of curiosity, went over to take a look.

Jiang Jinyue looked at it for a while longer before speaking seriously:

"This corpse... seems to belong to someone from the Casting Division."

(End of this chapter)